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@ShootingStar: Oh man, things are getting complicated for you during these last few weeks I hear you about the big baby. I'll be interested to see how big ours actually are. I'm glad everything was semi-okay today. Keep getting some rest! I'll be thinking about you

I little bit ago I got a text from my neighbor stating that my mom's car was in our driveway so that must mean I'm having the baby! Haha nope, just means that mom thinks I need to get the nursery together and came to supervise that I do it. We spent several hours and it's vastly improved, but still some odds and ends to go!

I was given the option yesterday to be induced anytime after 39 weeks since my midwife does not think I will go into labor on my own and honestly neither do I...so she isn't going to make me wait until 41 weeks if I don't want to. After talking it over with DH I think we are going to schedule for an induction on my due date if we can...It was sort of funny when I asked him how he felt about me having another induction and he said he sort of always had the feeling I would need one too.

@ms.janedoe: Hope you are able to get some rest!! Good luck tomorrow and can't wait to hear all about it and meet your LO!

@Ash: I feel like a FTM in that aspect! I honestly have never had any and even though this is my second rodeo I have no clue what going into labor is like!

@sweetooth: night before Christmas is the perfect way if putting it!

@stine_ciro: All that hair!! So gorgeous!! Congrats mama!

@stine_ciro: Congrats! I'm swooning over that hair!

@ms.janedoe: eeeek! Good luck lady!

@Ash: Aww it will be okay! do you know how far they will let you go before talking induction or stripping membranes etc?

I took an induction hard with DS and was really upset at my body for not doing it's thing. This time around I'm more nervous about going into labor or my water breaking on it's own etc. Now I would just like the baby out safely and don't really care about the details of how that's going to happen. My doctors office doesn't like you to go past 41 weeks anyway, but my midwife is on vacation next week so I will be seeing my regular OB (he delivered DS because my midwife was ahem on vacation) and I will be interested to hear what he also thinks.

Thanks, everyone! Just...sitting right now. Got here at 6:30 like we were supposed to and so far I've accomplished realizing my pants were on backwards, tooootally failing to pee in a cup (though I peed all over my hand), and now...waiting!

@ms.janedoe: blame the excitement/anticipation! Almost time!!

@Ash: oh great deal! Stuffing pockets can be sort of relaxing sometimes. That's so cute you DH helped!

I was also wondering why you have been so quite @farmwifegina:!

@stine_ciro: So adorable!

@Ash: I'm the same way about planning. I feel a tiny bit better since I have an induction date, but being told yesterday to be prepared every time I come to the hospital makes me pretty anxious. I'm glad you got all your diapers! I've been looking at mine and randomly panicking that we're going to hate it, lol.

@ms.janedoe: Good luck today! And every time I'm at L&D for NSTs I pee on my hand - something about their toilet and the giant cups they give you.

So today I'm on 24 hour bed rest. As in, lay down at all times except bathroom breaks and meals. DH is home with me and going to make sure I don't have to leave bed :). In a way it's actually kind of nice. I'm laying on the bed on my computer, and he's across the room at the desk doing some work. I bought a couple new books for my kindle, and I added some shows to my netflix queue. And of course I'll be heavily relying on HB today to keep me amused!

Still waiting! I got bumped so the surgeon could go do an emergency vaginal tear repair on someone... hopin THAT lady is ok!

@ms.janedoe: Oh my goodness! At least you'll have little miss very soon!!!

@ms.janedoe: Ahhhh I hope you're in surgery by now!!!

@Mrs. J: Do you have a last day or are you just working until you have the baby? My last day is Friday and I swear my kids are being crazy animals! I also need to finish doing assessments before I leave. Each assessment has 3 parts (which take about 10 minutes per kid) and I've gotta do all 18 kids. Thank God, I'm almost finished. Clearly, 4/5 year olds can't read the assessments themselves, so I have to do each kid separately. AHHH! At least it gives me a break from having all of them at once! I mean, I'm going to miss them, but my patience....is. almost. gone.

@ShootingStar: Seems like you'll have a pretty nice day I can imagine that bed rest would not be fun after awhile, but I'm sure it's a nice break too. I know I'd go stir crazy at some point. Is this like a rest of the pregnancy thing?

@lilteacherbee: Yuck!!! I don't envy you! My stressor this week was dealing with 3 cases of plagiarism.
I don't have an official last day yet, but I'm thinking I will tell them over the long weekend that I am done for next week. My dept. chair said wait after Monday's day off so that they can't screw me on pay, which makes sense.

@stine_ciro: Congratulations! She is so sweet! Glad to hear you are doing well.

@Ash: I had a heck of a time this morning in bed too. I woke up with pains that felt like super sharp gas pains so I made my way to the bathroom trying to reassure my husband that it's just gas. Then I proceeded to moan and groan in the bathroom with no results and trying to intermittently reassure my husband that I was ok. Good times. I feel like this the beginning of nutty times.

@ms.janedoe: I peed all over my hand this AM at my appointment too Solidarity! Also - what's with all of the waiting! I hope there are some good magazines in the waiting room...thinking good thoughts for you!

@ShootingStar: I think I would feel anxious too if I was told to be ready every time I came to the hospital. Take good care of yourself!

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I had my almost 37 week appointment this AM. I had my regular OB, and I was reminded why I'm not a fan of hers. She so abrupt - the swap and cervical check were like, "um, HELLO!" Then she was like, "Looks like you have an upcoming ultrasound" And I told her no, I had one two weeks ago and then insurance wouldn't cover the scheduled one for last week. So I'm set. Then she thought the baby's heartbeat was low so she had me go for a non-stress test (which was actually a little stressful since I had no clue what was going on) and she also checked the box for another ultrasound. My whole morning was eaten up. So you know what I did to make up for it? I had tacos and chips and queso from California Tortilla for lunch. mmmmmm!

Baby's heartbeat is a little irregular, and I was told again his head is MASSIVE. Thank you. Can I just skip my weekly appointments and see you on Thanksgiving? That would be my preference at this point. Instead of the weekly rollercoaster.